Phoenix Cart vs Sylius
Phoenix Cart
phoenixcart.org
Sylius
sylius.comSide by side
| Figure | Phoenix Cart | Sylius |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £10/mo | €66.67/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 4 |
| Spec score · Ecommerce platforms | 8.3 (#84) | 9.3 (#7) |
| App marketplace | Yes | Yes |
| Digital products | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Hosting model | self-hosted | self-hosted |
| Installation | Phoenix Cart can be installed through Softaculous or Installatron, or manually by downloading it from GitHub and uploading it to a server. | A new project can be created with Composer, installed with the Sylius console command and run using Symfony tooling; Docker instructions are also provided. |
| Payments | PayPal, Stripe and offline payments are included, and addons can add extra payment methods. | Official and ecosystem integrations include Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, Adyen and other payment providers. |
| Product | Phoenix Cart is independent open source eCommerce software for shopowners who want control of their online stores. | Sylius is an open-source headless eCommerce platform for mid-market and enterprise brands seeking custom solutions. |
| Sales channels | multichannel | omnichannel |
| Support | The maker links to an open community help and support forum where shopowners can ask other shopowners for help. | Community support is available through Slack, Stack Overflow and GitHub, while Sylius Plus offers SLA-backed vendor support. |
Plans
Phoenix Cart
- Phoenix CartFree
- Code Co-op£10 a month
- Phoenix Cart CoreFree
- Code Co-op Founding Member£10 a month
- Agencies & Developers£99 a month
Sylius
- Sylius Plus€800 a year
- Sylius StandardFree
- Sylius StandardFree
- Sylius Plus€800 a year
In their own words
Phoenix Cart
Phoenix Cart has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Sylius
Sylius is an open-source headless eCommerce platform for mid-market and enterprise brands building custom commerce solutions. Its framework supports B2C and B2B use cases and provides a customizable REST API built with API Platform for headless frontends and microservice architectures. Sylius Standard is a Symfony application with Sylius core as a dependency; it can be installed with Composer or Docker and run on a standard VPS. Docker and Kubernetes are also deployment options for cloud environments. The Addons marketplace lists plugins and third-party integrations. Sylius Plus adds commercial modules such as advanced multi-store, returns management, multi-source inventory, loyalty, partial shipment and request for quotation. Standard is offered under the MIT license with community support and no response-time guarantee; Plus lists SLA-backed support with a one-day response time. Standard has no native quotation process, so customers cannot start price inquiries online. No Standard price is listed. Sylius Plus starts from €800 per year.